Question

To stitch a shirt, 2 m 15 cm cloth is needed. Out of 40 m cloth, how many shirts can be stitched, and how much cloth will remain? (Hint: convert data in cm.)

Answer 1

2 m 15 cm = 215 cm (1 m = 100 cm)

40 m = 40 × 100

= 4000 cm

Cloth required for one shirt = 215 cm

Number of shirts that can be stitched out of 4000 cm = 4000 ÷ 215

         18
`215")"overline4000`
       - 215  
        1850 
       -1720 
          130 
Therefore, 18 shirts can be made. 130 cm, i.e. 1 m 30 cm, the cloth will remain.